20-119.Supreme court nominating commission;
selection of
chairperson.
The member who is to be chairperson of the supreme court
nominating
commission shall be selected in the following manner: The clerk of the
supreme court, in March of any year in which the chairperson is to be elected
by members of the bar, shall send by ordinary first-class mail to all members
of the bar eligible to vote a notice that such election is to be held and
advising how nominations for such office may be made. Any member or
group of members of the bar resident of and licensed to practice law in
Kansas, may, on or before April 1, file in writing by mail or
otherwise, in the office of the clerk of the supreme court, a nomination
in writing accompanied by the written consent of the nominee, of a
qualified individual for such office. After the nominations have been
made the clerk of the supreme court, on or before
May 1, shall send by ordinary first class
United States mail to
each of
the members of the bar who are residents of and licensed to practice law
in Kansas, a list of all the names and places of residence of the
qualified nominees together with a ballot, in such form as may be
prescribed by the such clerk, for voting upon
such nominees.
Each member of the bar receiving such ballot may cast one vote
thereon for one of the nominees named and shall return the ballot by
mail in time to be received by the clerk on or before May
15. All ballots
received at the office of the clerk by such date shall be
counted and
the nominee receiving the greatest number of votes cast shall be the
chairperson member of such
commission, except that if
there are more than two nominees and no one of them
receives a
majority of the votes cast, the names of the two receiving the
greatest number of votes shall be resubmitted for vote by ballot in like
manner as is prescribed for the first ballot.
Such second ballot
to be mailed on or before June 15, and voted and returned so as to
be received at the office of the clerk on or before July 1.
History: L. 1959, ch. 158, § 1;
L. 2003, ch. 99, § 1; July 1.
20-119.Supreme court nominating commission;
selection of
chairperson.
The member who is to be chairperson of the supreme court
nominating
commission shall be selected in the following manner: The clerk of the
supreme court, in March of any year in which the chairperson is to be elected
by members of the bar, shall send by ordinary first-class mail to all members
of the bar eligible to vote a notice that such election is to be held and
advising how nominations for such office may be made. Any member or
group of members of the bar resident of and licensed to practice law in
Kansas, may, on or before April 1, file in writing by mail or
otherwise, in the office of the clerk of the supreme court, a nomination
in writing accompanied by the written consent of the nominee, of a
qualified individual for such office. After the nominations have been
made the clerk of the supreme court, on or before
May 1, shall send by ordinary first class
United States mail to
each of
the members of the bar who are residents of and licensed to practice law
in Kansas, a list of all the names and places of residence of the
qualified nominees together with a ballot, in such form as may be
prescribed by the such clerk, for voting upon
such nominees.
Each member of the bar receiving such ballot may cast one vote
thereon for one of the nominees named and shall return the ballot by
mail in time to be received by the clerk on or before May
15. All ballots
received at the office of the clerk by such date shall be
counted and
the nominee receiving the greatest number of votes cast shall be the
chairperson member of such
commission, except that if
there are more than two nominees and no one of them
receives a
majority of the votes cast, the names of the two receiving the
greatest number of votes shall be resubmitted for vote by ballot in like
manner as is prescribed for the first ballot.
Such second ballot
to be mailed on or before June 15, and voted and returned so as to
be received at the office of the clerk on or before July 1.
History: L. 1959, ch. 158, § 1;
L. 2003, ch. 99, § 1; July 1.
20-119.Supreme court nominating commission;
selection of
chairperson.
The member who is to be chairperson of the supreme court
nominating
commission shall be selected in the following manner: The clerk of the
supreme court, in March of any year in which the chairperson is to be elected
by members of the bar, shall send by ordinary first-class mail to all members
of the bar eligible to vote a notice that such election is to be held and
advising how nominations for such office may be made. Any member or
group of members of the bar resident of and licensed to practice law in
Kansas, may, on or before April 1, file in writing by mail or
otherwise, in the office of the clerk of the supreme court, a nomination
in writing accompanied by the written consent of the nominee, of a
qualified individual for such office. After the nominations have been
made the clerk of the supreme court, on or before
May 1, shall send by ordinary first class
United States mail to
each of
the members of the bar who are residents of and licensed to practice law
in Kansas, a list of all the names and places of residence of the
qualified nominees together with a ballot, in such form as may be
prescribed by the such clerk, for voting upon
such nominees.
Each member of the bar receiving such ballot may cast one vote
thereon for one of the nominees named and shall return the ballot by
mail in time to be received by the clerk on or before May
15. All ballots
received at the office of the clerk by such date shall be
counted and
the nominee receiving the greatest number of votes cast shall be the
chairperson member of such
commission, except that if
there are more than two nominees and no one of them
receives a
majority of the votes cast, the names of the two receiving the
greatest number of votes shall be resubmitted for vote by ballot in like
manner as is prescribed for the first ballot.
Such second ballot
to be mailed on or before June 15, and voted and returned so as to
be received at the office of the clerk on or before July 1.
History: L. 1959, ch. 158, § 1;
L. 2003, ch. 99, § 1; July 1.